Trump's 'flawed' immigration plan must be taken seriously

His proposal is flawed but could be a step in the right direction

President Donald Trump has done something that has eluded the Republican Party for nearly a decade: He has outlined the possibility of broad immigration reform.

Trump's immigration framework is far from perfect. But the fact that it is being criticized by the extreme wing of his party should be taken as a sign of hope that we may just have a basis for bipartisan discussion. For this reason, Democrats should treat the proposal with more seriousness (and less derision) than they have to date.

To be sure, there's plenty wrong with Trump's framework -- his insistence on wasting $25 billion